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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2005-2006)
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Part III: Comparative Description

Table 5 Sanction Imposed by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1 FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates2
State Prison* Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total
1 965 684 6,826 4,150 212 12,837 1,114 643 7,720 4,657 330 14,464
7.5% 5.3% 53.2% 32.3% 1.7% 100.0% 7.7% 4.4% 53.4% 32.2% 2.3% 100.0%
2 741 385 5,127 1,879 136 8,268 791 357 5,729 2,048 136 9,061
9.0% 4.7% 62.0% 22.7% 1.6% 100.0% 8.7% 3.9% 63.2% 22.6% 1.5% 100.0%
3 2,272 1,230 12,711 10,209 414 26,836 2,696 1,135 14,750 11,470 425 30,476
8.5% 4.6% 47.4% 38.0% 1.5% 100.0% 8.8% 3.7% 48.4% 37.6% 1.4% 100.0%
4 2,182 621 5,713 2,985 174 11,675 2,248 577 6,027 3,045 163 12,060
18.7% 5.3% 48.9% 25.6% 1.5% 100.0% 18.6% 4.8% 50.0% 25.2% 1.4% 100.0%
5 3,133 760 5,158 3,035 138 12,224 3,454 678 5,586 3,092 123 12,933
25.6% 6.2% 42.2% 24.8% 1.1% 100.0% 26.7% 5.2% 43.2% 23.9% 1.0% 100.0%
6 1,893 549 3,706 926 101 7,175 2,242 513 3,909 1,021 92 7,777
26.4% 7.7% 51.7% 12.9% 1.4% 100.0% 28.8% 6.6% 50.3% 13.1% 1.2% 100.0%
7 2,312 466 1,816 315 42 4,951 2,592 448 1,816 310 44 5,210
46.7% 9.4% 36.7% 6.4% 0.8% 100.0% 49.8% 8.6% 34.9% 6.0% 0.8% 100.0%
8 671 123 307 19 2 1,122 639 88 293 43 5 1,068
59.8% 11.0% 27.4% 1.7% 0.2% 100.0% 59.8% 8.2% 27.4% 4.0% 0.5% 100.0%
9 532 74 103 10 1 720 562 64 115 17 1 759
73.9% 10.3% 14.3% 1.4% 0.1% 100.0% 74.0% 8.4% 15.2% 2.2% 0.1% 100.0%
10 104 3 15 4 0 126 122 3 9 4 0 138
82.5% 2.4% 11.9% 3.2% 0.0% 100.0% 88.4% 2.2% 6.5% 2.9% 0.0% 100.0%
Total 14,805 4,895 41,482 23,532 1,220 85,934 16,460 4,506 45,954 25,707 1,319 93,946
17.2% 5.7% 48.3% 27.4% 1.4% 100.0% 17.5% 4.8% 48.9% 27.4% 1.4% 100.0%
Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.

Table 6 State Prison Sentence Length by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1 FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates2
LE 2* GT 2-LE 4* GT 4-LE 10* GT 10* Total LE 2* GT 2-LE 4* GT 4-LE 10* GT 10* Total
1 787 124 53 1 965 935 119 54 6 1,114
81.6% 12.8% 5.5% 0.1% 100.0% 83.9% 10.7% 4.8% 0.5% 100.0%
2 573 122 42 4 741 611 134 45 1 791
77.3% 16.5% 5.7% 0.5% 100.0% 77.2% 16.9% 5.7% 0.1% 100.0%
3 1,815 332 106 19 2,272 2,151 409 122 14 2,696
79.9% 14.6% 4.7% 0.8% 100.0% 79.8% 15.2% 4.5% 0.5% 100.0%
4 1,477 448 228 29 2,182 1,502 476 239 31 2,248
67.7% 20.5% 10.4% 1.3% 100.0% 66.8% 21.2% 10.6% 1.4% 100.0%
5 1,844 832 378 79 3,133 2,034 912 423 85 3,454
58.9% 26.6% 12.1% 2.5% 100.0% 58.9% 26.4% 12.2% 2.5% 100.0%
6 950 530 324 89 1,893 1,165 642 331 104 2,242
50.2% 28.0% 17.1% 4.7% 100.0% 52.0% 28.6% 14.8% 4.6% 100.0%
7 554 957 608 193 2,312 665 1,092 618 217 2,592
24.0% 41.4% 26.3% 8.3% 100.0% 25.7% 42.1% 23.8% 8.4% 100.0%
8 98 207 258 108 671 105 164 274 96 639
14.6% 30.8% 38.5% 16.1% 100.0% 16.4% 25.7% 42.9% 15.0% 100.0%
9 80 62 239 151 532 86 85 217 174 562
15.0% 11.7% 44.9% 28.4% 100.0% 15.3% 15.1% 38.6% 31.0% 100.0%
10 26 2 18 58 104 22 5 24 71 122
25.0% 1.9% 17.3% 55.8% 100.0% 18.0% 4.1% 19.7% 58.2% 100.0%
Total 8,204 3,616 2,254 731 14,805 9,276 4,038 2,347 799 16,460
55.4% 24.4% 15.2% 4.9% 100.0% 56.4% 24.5% 14.3% 4.9% 100.0%
* LE = Less than or equal to; GT = Greater than
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2005-2006)
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